Guide to Controlling Fleas

Well, it happens. You let the dog in from a nice romp outside and the next thing you know your dog starts scratching and scratching and scratching. Soon you notice your dog’s scratching turns into furtive bouts if nibbling on precise spots and worse yet, you start noticing the same symptoms on yourself.

Finally you find a black spot on your white pillow and when your reach to brush it away, it’s gone. You have fleas and they’ve gotten into your house. Ultimately there is little a person can do to completely prevent a small or sometimes, large infestation of fleas. However, there are a few things that can be done to help control how often or how bad a flea problem becomes.

Controlling fleas and flea problems starts with keeping your dog clean and flea free. Be persistent and consistent with giving your dog a bath with shampoo designed for the purpose of flea control. After every bath put a new flea collar on your dog, particularly if your dog spends large amounts of time outdoors.

Do the same with your dog’s bedding and anything else your dog makes contact with. Wash the material items in hot water and cleanse areas of the house where your dog frequents. Keeping things clean will help remove and prevent fleas from laying eggs. If you have numerous areas with carpet, powder these areas with flea controlling carpet powder.

Now that everything in the house is clean head on down to the market and get a good quality flea bomb product for inside your house. Depending on the size of your house, or the area you would like to free of fleas, you may need to purchase more than one. With flea bombs it is important to carefully follow the directions on the product, as they can be very toxic to both pets and humans.

Finally, turn your attention to the lawn and the area around the outside of your house. Just as you did with the inside of the house, you can purchase flea bombs designed for the purpose of controlling fleas in an outdoor environment. Again, read and follow the directions the manufacturer provides on the container your chemicals come in.

After time the flea problem will subside and all of the above will become maintenance and preventative measures to stop the problem from returning. However, if you are continually having difficulties with controlling fleas in your home or yard then it would be good time to call in professional exterminators to take on the task.